Shade holder



Patented Feb. 16, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS CADWALADEB HALL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed September 20, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FnANoIs CADWALADER HALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city, county. and Stateof New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Shade Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a shade holder that can beinstantly and readily attached to the lamp globe or electric bulb. Aspecial feature of tne shade proper is that it can be quickly selectedfor its various shading effects from any stilt and bendable paper,card-board, cloth or other material readily at hand, and that it can befitted into self clasping spring holders or feet at the bottom of theframe of this shade, the advantage being that any stiff and bendablematerial transparent or opaque, of any color, or of any regular orirregular size can be quickly used as a shade. The cost of the materialused in making the shade, and the time required to permanently attachshades to holders in common use, adds to'the expense of suchconstruction. The present invention relates to a shade holder which canuse inexpensive material which can be changed or adjusted by the user,as desired. The shade material does not necessarily constitute anappreciable part of the cost of the shade and shade holder.

The drawing shows a perspective View of one form of shade holdersuitable for the above purposes. It is shown as being made out of wiresuitably by bending it to shape, although, of course, other material maybe used, if desired.

As shown in the drawing, two circular ring like members 10 and 10 arespaced suitably to engage the opposite sides of an ordinary lamp bulb.The wires then extend diagonally as shown at 11 and 11 and areinterconnected by arcuate portions 12 and 12. These arcuate portions actas springs to clamp the circular rings onto the lamp bulb. At the lowersides of the rings, opposite the springs 12 and 12, there are provideddiagonal extensions 13 and 13, which are 7 carried downwardly to thepoint ll and 14 Serial No. 138,935.

where they are bent backwardly as indicated at 15 and 15 to providespring tips or clasps.

A shade which may be in the form of a piece of card board, paper,parchment, or other suitable material is indicated at 16. One end of theshade is inserted into one of he clips and bent about so that the otherend may be inserted into the other clip. The shade may lie close to thearcuate members 12 and 12, which will keep it from coming into contactwith the bulb, or it may extend free from the same. The shade engagingclips may be pressed in, if desired, to more securely grip the shade,and the entire holder may be readily adjusted to fit various sizedbulbs.

lVhat I claim is as follows:

1. A shade holder comprising a pair of spaced circular rings engagcablewith the opposite sides of a lamp bulb, a pair of arcuate spring memberswhose ends are attached to the rings, and a pair of shade holdingextensions attached to the opposite sides of the rings, said extensionsbeing bent back on themselves to provide shade holding clips.

2. A shade holder for supporting a shade. or the like, from an electriclamp bulb, said holder having a pair of oppositely disposed circularglobe engaging members carried at the ends of resilient wires which areadapted to pass about the lamp bulb, and shade supporting memberscarried by the circular members and extending opposite to the re silientwires, the shade supporting members being bent back on themselves sothat a shade may be supported between them.

3. In combination, an electric lamp bulb, a shade and means for mountingthe shade on the lamp bulb, said means comprising a resilient memberadapted to pass about one side of the bulb and having oppositelydisposed globe engaging circular members, and extensions from thecircular members, said extensions being bent back on themselves so thata shade may be mounted in the extensions and pass around the side of thebulb outside of the resilient member.

FRANCIS C. HALL.

